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Pastimes : Slavery Reparations

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To: Joseph Waligore who wrote (25)	8/21/2002 2:05:37 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Read Replies (2) of 203

No one has said that slavery was a good thing -- certainly I haven't. To use your example of rape, do you really think a victim’s descendents, two or three generations hence, should pay your great-grandson reparation? You can't be serious. I recognize that the admission of guilt, on a personal basis to the perpetrator at least, is important -- it is part of the 12-step program of AA as I understand it. However, from your argument do we surmise that a recovering alcoholic should do genealogic research to uncover injustices along ancestral roots -- for the sake of reparation and apology? I mentioned my earlier post before, quoted as follows: "Can you help me stumble through the logic leading to a conclusion that the alleged sins of the great-great grandparents are the responsibility of their diluted descendents?" Please respond to that specific logic -- it is key to the entire issue. Oh by the way, I don't accept Karma or genetic transmission of guilt as legitimate positions. The "sins of the father" argument has never survived logical scrutiny. I note you are listed as a Dartmouth graduate (Karma concept must come from the Wisconsin experience :^) ) How ‘bout you owe me a beer at Murphy's? DEKE per chance?

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